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Near Boyhood Home of John Wesley Hardin

Moscow, Polk County

Marker Text

(1853-1895) Notorious outlaw who killed over 30 men. son of a Methodist minister. "Wes" was an ardent southerner. His resistance to Union occupation troops made him a hero and set him on his lawless career. He always claimed he shot only in self defense. He was killed in El Paso, 1895.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description in front of Holhousen-Darby Cemetery, 4 mi. west of Moscow on FM 350
Marker # 10395
Dedicated 1970
Size, Type 14" x 24"
Code outlaws
Latitude, Longitude 30.911823, -94.893398

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